Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Novartis reported strong financial results for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2024, marking one of the most robust performances in its history.</li><li>The company recorded a 16% increase in sales in the fourth quarter and a 29% rise in core operating income, both in constant currency.</li><li>For the full year, sales grew 12%, while core operating income expanded by 22%, with an operating margin reaching 38.7%.</li></ul>

Novartis reported strong financial results for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2024, marking one of the most robust performances in its history.The company recorded a 16% increase in sales in the fourth quarter and a 29% rise in core operating income, both in constant currency.For the full year, sales grew 12%, while core operating income expanded by 22%, with an operating margin reaching 38.7%.

Novartis: Spinning Off Sandoz—Will a Focused Strategy Pay Off?

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,308/1,300 points and the resistance at 1,324/1,330 points.</li><li>The investment strategy remains cautious, waiting for a technical reversal signal (higher high, higher low) before entering new positions.</li><li>From a fundamental perspective, the valuation has entered an attractive zone for selective buying, with PTT, BBL, and KKP as the recommended picks.</li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,308/1,300 points and the resistance at 1,324/1,330 points.The investment strategy remains cautious, waiting for a technical reversal signal (higher high, higher low) before entering new positions.From a fundamental perspective, the valuation has entered an attractive zone for selective buying, with PTT, BBL, and KKP as the recommended picks.

<ul><li>Novartis has reported a robust operational performance in its third quarter of 2024, reflecting a continuation of positive trends over the past two years.</li><li>The company announced a 10% growth in sales and a 20% increase in core operating income in constant currencies.</li><li>Notably, the core margin reached 40.1%.</li></ul>

Novartis has reported a robust operational performance in its third quarter of 2024, reflecting a continuation of positive trends over the past two years.The company announced a 10% growth in sales and a 20% increase in core operating income in constant currencies.Notably, the core margin reached 40.1%.

Novartis AG: Cardiovascular Disease Portfolio Expansion As A Critical Growth Catalyst! - Major Drivers

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sun-pharmaceutical-industries-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:98:1" rel="noopener">Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (SUNP IN)</a> Q2FY25 net profit jumped 28% YoY to INR30B on 11% YoY growth in revenue. U.S. and India formulation businesses grew 22% and 11%, YoY, respectively.</li>
<li>Due to deferral of clinical trials of some specialty products, the company has cut R&amp;D investment guidance by 200bps to 7–8% of revenue for FY25 from earlier 8–10%.</li>
<li>With Leqselvi launch becoming uncertain and few others still in late-stage trials, there is no immediate driver to accelerate specialty business momentum.</li>
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Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (SUNP IN) Q2FY25 net profit jumped 28% YoY to INR30B on 11% YoY growth in revenue. U.S. and India formulation businesses grew 22% and 11%, YoY, respectively.
Due to deferral of clinical trials of some specialty products, the company has cut R&amp;D investment guidance by 200bps to 7–8% of revenue for FY25 from earlier 8–10%.
With Leqselvi launch becoming uncertain and few others still in late-stage trials, there is no immediate driver to accelerate specialty business momentum.


Sun Pharmaceutical (SUNP IN): Q2 Result Beats Estimate; Specialty Business to Face Growth Challenge

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Rubicon Research Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rubicon-research-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43796:1" rel="noopener">Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$130m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>It is a pharmaceutical formulations company with an increasing portfolio of specialty products and drug-device combination products targeting regulated markets, particularly, the United States.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN) is looking to raise about US$130m in its India IPO.
It is a pharmaceutical formulations company with an increasing portfolio of specialty products and drug-device combination products targeting regulated markets, particularly, the United States.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Rubicon Research Pre-IPO - Robust Product Development Pipeline Driving Revenue Growth

Switzerland

Novartis AG manufactures pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products. The Company uses innovative science and digital technologies to create transformative treatments in areas of great medical need. Novartis offers patent protected prescription medicine and generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars.

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Krungthai XSpring

Novartis AG: Cardiovascular Disease Portfolio Expansion As A Critical Growth Catalyst! - Major Drivers

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Baptista Research

Sun Pharmaceutical (SUNP IN): Q2 Result Beats Estimate; Specialty Business to Face Growth Challenge

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Tina Banerjee

Rubicon Research Pre-IPO - Robust Product Development Pipeline Driving Revenue Growth

Rubicon Research Limited is looking to raise about US$130m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

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Novartis: Spinning Off Sandoz—Will a Focused Strategy Pay Off?

Novartis reported strong financial results for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2024, marking one of the most robust performances in its...

Baptista Research

Global Manufacturing PMI in January

Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,308/1,300 points and the resistance at 1,324/1,330 points. The investment...

Krungthai XSpring

Novartis AG: Cardiovascular Disease Portfolio Expansion As A Critical Growth Catalyst! - Major Drivers

Novartis has reported a robust operational performance in its third quarter of 2024, reflecting a continuation of positive trends over the past...

Baptista Research

Sun Pharmaceutical (SUNP IN): Q2 Result Beats Estimate; Specialty Business to Face Growth Challenge

​Sun Pharma Q2FY25 net profit was up 28% YoY on 11% revenue growth. FY25 R&D investment guidance cut due to deferred clinical trials. Specialty...

Tina Banerjee

Rubicon Research Pre-IPO - Robust Product Development Pipeline Driving Revenue Growth

Rubicon Research Limited is looking to raise about US$130m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

Sun Pharma Q2FY25 net profit was up 28% YoY on 11% revenue growth. FY25 R&D investment guidance cut due to deferred clinical trials. Specialty...